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I'm in the same boat. I work for vascular acesss an EMT-I in a major university hospital in the city. I go around the hospital to put IV's in. We currently have a presumptive positive coVid-19 case in our hospital. But the hospital haven't issued any warnings or safety protocols. I don't know if I should communicating it to others so others can take precaution as well. I don't want to create any panic.

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One big problem is people will NOT stay home when they are sick-they just go out and share everything and to hell with whoever they pass it along to during the process. Common sense and common curtesy seem to be limited these days.

Exactly. They think. Oh , I,just have to run out and pick,up few things . I'm not that contagious. I won't be close to anybody.

Thing is they sneeze or cough, and somebody else walks thru that airspace and the spread has gone further. I honestly stay home when I'm sick . I don't feel like getting out and mixing with people.

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Exactly. They think. Oh , I,just have to run out and pick,up few things . I'm not that contagious. I won't be close to anybody.

Thing is they sneeze or cough, and somebody else walks thru that airspace and the spread has gone further. I honestly stay home when I'm sick . I don't feel like getting out and mixing with people.

Some Americans think this is an overblown hoax. Some Americans cannot afford to stay home from work or pay to have their groceries delivered. Lots of younger people who get this virus may not feel terribly ill.

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They have downgraded our precautions saying a paper gown and paper mask is enough. (See link in previous post). I don’t know what I would do. It is under the FAQ for HCPs on CDC site today. But they also say they dont know how longnit lives on surfaces they also may expect us to clean rooms etc ...

In a rare and possibly unprecedented move, New Jersey’s hospitals have decided as a group to create new, standardized visitor restrictions to protect vulnerable patients and hospital employees from the coronavirus.

The state’s hospitals and health systems worked with the New Jersey Hospital Association to formulate the new voluntary rules. Kerry McKean Kelly, the association’s vice president for communications and member services, said she could not remember hospitals ever working together in this way, including during outbreaks of the H1N1 and SARS viruses.

Under the new rules, all potential visitors will be screened for fever, cough, sneezing, runny nose, and difficulty breathing; recent travel to nations with high coronavirus activity; and contact with individuals who have been diagnosed with the virus or are “under investigation.” They will not be allowed to visit if any of those conditions or factors apply to them.

Only two visitors at a time will be allowed per patient, and hospitals will prohibit visitors under age 12. “These standards are the result of the collective leadership of healthcare CEOs in New Jersey,” said “Our top priority is to protect patients, but we all agreed that a statewide approach also provides consistency during a time of uncertainty and anxiety over coronavirus,” NJHA President and CEO Cathy Bennett said in a written release.

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Not a nurse yet. Got accepted to a BSN program that I will be starting in May. I just wanted some of your professional opinions.

My floor (not unit) just got a case of COVID-19. I also work at a major university in an office setting.

Should I be telecommuting to my office job now as a precaution for others?

That would be a question for HR. I think a lot of people have had unknown exposure in the community already. I may be a bit old school- but our instructors never assigned us to isolation patients due to the risk of us accidentally braking precautions as a student (usually removing ppe).

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